Critiques

Utilize your protagonist’s perspective in a query (query critique)

June 10, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

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Be careful with the “VERBing, character(s) VERBED” sentence structure (page critique)

June 3, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

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Don’t let voice interfere with a query’s readability (query critique)

May 27, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

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Sharpen your plot description (query critique)

May 6, 2021 by Nathan Bransford Leave a Comment

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Engage the reader with the story (page critique)

April 29, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 4 Comments

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Avoid the passive voice at all costs (query critique)

April 22, 2021 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

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